Construction of hampers



A. WALDEN.

CONSTRUCTION OF HAMPERS.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 15. 1917. RENEWED NOV. 20. 1919.

1,327,362, Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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CONSTRUCTION OF HAMPERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 1917. RENEWED NOV. 20. 1919.

1,327,362,- Patented J an. 6, 1920.

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ALFRED WALIDEN, or

LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 HARRY JOSEPH WALSH, OF BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ENGLAND.

CONSIIBUCTION OF 'HAMPERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 6, 1920.

Application filed November 15, 1917, Serial No. 202,150. RenewedNovember 20, 1919. Serial No. 339,316.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED- WVALDEN. a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at London, in the county of Middlesex and country ofEngland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in theConstruction of Hampers, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to the construction of hampers, baskets or thelike and has for its object to increase the strength thereof.

In practice hampers have been constructed with the basket work sidesbuilt into side plates or battens at the bottom, this constructionhaving been successful in practice, except for a weakness at the ends ofthe hamper.

The present invention aims to improve the former constructions byproviding special stout strengthening canes running parallel with theside plates and extending entirely around the ends of the hamper. Thesestrengthening canes may be arranged in pairs interlaced across thebottom of the hamper and being extended up at each end thereof. the endsbeing finished at the top edges of the hamper in any desired manner.

A further object of the invention is to improve the method of securingside canes to the side plates. The construction shown provides holes inthese side plates drilled in opposite directions in the two halves ofvthe side plates, the canes being inserted in these holes.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a part of ahamper, the view being taken during the construction of the hamper;

F ig. 2 is a sectional view through one of the side plates showing asupporting roller which may be employed;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the side plates showingsome of the vertical canes in position and also showing a sightlymodified form of the side plate; an

Fig. 1 is a sectional view longitudinally of Fig. 3.

In the drawings the hamper is shown as provided with side plates orbattens 1 and cross canes 2 to connect these side plates together, thebattens being spaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other by abrace 1 and a tie rod 12. These canes extend across the space betweenthe side plates and are inserted in holes in the inner sides of theplates. The vertical canes 3 are inserted in holes 4 in the side plates,the holes in half of the side plate being arranged in oppositedirections from those of the other half. The two holes nearest thecenter of each plate marked et 'thus communicate with each other so thatthe particular vertical canes 3 entering these two holes, which aremarked with the numeral 5, wedge tightly together when they are pressedin place. This appears clearly in Fig. 3 and the oblique slope of theslots 4 is shown in Fig. 4..

To strengthen the end walls and the bottom of the hamper strengtheningcanes 6 are employed. These consist each of a single length runningentirely across the bottom parallel to the side plates and being wound,as at 8, completely around the end cross canes and then carried up theside of the hamper to the top. These strengthening canes are shown as inpairs and are interlaced with the cross canes 2. Additional verticalcanes at the ends of the hamper are shown and these may be strong caneslike the strengthening canes 6 and are fastened to the end cros's canes7 as by cords 15.

The basket is completed by interlacing canes 16 with the strengtheningcanes 6 and the side canes 3 in any desired manner and to add stiffnessto the hamper a cross bolt 12 passing through the side plates may beeniployed.

To permit easy movement of the hamper the side plates may be providedwith angle metal pieces 10 and passing through these metal pieces may bea pin or rod 11 on which a roller 9 is mounted. This roller turns inside the angled piece 10 and permits easy movement of the hamper.

Fig. 1 shows metal plates 13 surrounding the ends of the side plates soas to prevent injury to the hamper if it is moved into some otherarticle and Fig. 3 shows a slightly different form of such plates markedwith numeral 13.

It will be seen that the construction pro vides a strong hamper, theprovision of the strengthening canes 6 and the side canes 3 particularlyaiding in stiffening the hamper and preventing weakness thereof,especially at the ends. Although primarily intended for hamperconstruction the invention may be found advantageous in the constructionof other basket work, such for example as basket work chairs or thelike, where the basket work is built up from a wooden frame. 1 l

A prior British patent to the present inventor, No. 2639 of 1906, showsa basket of the general type herein disclosed, and the principalimprovement in the present construction lies in the addition of thestrength ening canes 6. These'have been found to add greatly to thestrength and wearing qualities of the hamper.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a hamper the combination with two parallel supporting platesspaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other, cross canes extendingbetween the supporting plates and having their ends secured therein,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes of single lengths arranged in pairsalternating with said vertical canes and interwoven with the crosscanes, ex tending parallel to the side plates, wound around the endcross canes and extending up the sides to the top of the hamper.

2. In a hamper the combination with two parallel supporting platesspaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other, cross canes extendingbetween the supporting plates and having their ends secured therein,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes of single lengths alternating withsaid vertical canes and interwoven with the cross canes, extendingparallel to the side plates, wound around the end cross canes andextending up the sides to the top of the hamper.

3. In a hamper the combination with two parallel supporting platesspaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other, cross canes extendingbetween the supporting plates and having their ends secured therein,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes alternating with said vertical canes,extending parallel to the side plates, wound around the end. cross canesand extending up the sides to the top of the hamper.

4. In a hamper the combination with two parallel supporting platesspaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other, cross. canes extendinbetween the supporting plates and having their ends secured therein,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes alternating with said vertical canes,interwoven with the cross canes and extending up the-sides to the top ofthe hamper.

5. In a hamper the combination with two parallel supporting platesspaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other, cross canes extendingbetween the supporting plates and having their ends secured therein,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes arranged in pairs alternating withsaid vertical canes, interwoven with the cross canes and extending upthe sides to the top of the hamper.

6. In a hamper the combination with two parallel supporting platesspaced apart and rigidly secured one to the other, cross canes extendingbetween the supporting plates and having their ends secured therein,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening oanesarranged in pairs alternating withsaid vertical canes, wound around the end cross canes and extending upthe sides to the top of the hamper.

7 In a hamper the combination with a bottom comprising cross canes,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes arranged in pairs interwoven with thecross canes, alternating between the vertical canes and extending up thesides to the top of the hamper. v

8. In a hamper the combination with a bottom comprising cross canes,vertical canes secured to the end cross canes and extending to the topof the hamper, strengthening canes interwoven with the cross canes,alternating between the vertical canes and extending up the sides to thetop of the hamper.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

ALFRED WALDEN.

